This course prepares Media Arts and Communications students for a documentary exchange trip to Valparaiso, Chile, December 26, 2008 to January 11, 2009, where students will be hosted by the Universidad de Valparaiso. Students will examine contemporary Chilean film and culture, focusing particularly on documentary film. They willl participate in exercises demonstrating documentary history, geography, culture, politics, religion and cuisine of Chile. International Office staff will coordinate travel-planning activities. The course will culminate with a 17-day trip to Valparaiso and Santiago, December 26, 2008 to January 11, 2009, during which students will complete individual or small group documentary production for documentary shorts.
During the Spring 2009 semester, students will be required to enroll in an three-credit independent study to edit their production material into a documentry short (7-15 minutes) to be shown at DOCUFEST in April 2009.
3 Credits